In the book test pieces for orchestral auditions when there are cuts in the middle of a piece, should these be played as a one bar rest?

and in the section of one piece there are six bars of identical rhythm (it is a snare drum piece), however over the bars they are counted as 1, 2, 3 , 4 then the next bar says "5-17" then the final bar says 18

should the "5-17" bar be played as one bar or the whole 12bars?

I do appologise for this if is is a stupid question.

I presume that the audition will be unaccompanied, is that true?

Micky

Depends how long the rest is really...I would count it up to 4 bars (at a respectable tempo) but over that maybe just count 2 bars and move on.
I wouldn't be embarassed to email and check though.

I'm not a percussionist, so can't speak specifically, but generally yes, just acknowledge the bars rest and carry straight on.

Hmmm, not come across anything similar for a violin audition, so I wouldn't like to say for sure. I would imagine they would want to you to play these repeated bars, if only to check you really can count and keep the rhythm identical!!

It's not stupid at all.

Most likely for percussion, unless they are expecting you to play pieces with other musicians, just to see how you blend.

One piece of advice I always give to people for orchestral auditions: don't make the mistake of playing tutti excerpts as though you are a soloist. They want to hear you play as though you part of the ensemble.

It will help immensely if get to know how your orchestral excerpts fit in with the other parts, so that you don't end up sticking out like a sore thumb - even though percussion does tend to do that anyway......

Well, I have to diagree (I know who would have thought that a percussionist would... )

but I agree that if the player in question is a drummer (of which I have had many..."joyous" occasions of working with) who has been placed on a percussion instrument, then yes, they do stick out.

Anyway, enough of my percussion snobbery ahaaa.

Micky